Digitalization and automation

“Currently we’re experiencing a revolution in AI. Enormous data volumes are used to train networks for different applications. In the case of buildings – no two of which are identical – this opens up a new realm of scalability without the need to separately train AI for each and every one.”

Optimal support: Learn about important new trends in modern facility management with intelligent solutions and new services for building systems – and how they can take building operations to the next level.

Building automation is the brain of a building. Switch cabinets are hugely important in this respect, but are barely visible. A visit to production manager Dirk Späte provides insights into modern switch cabinet construction.

Building automation and management pave the way for improved comfort and more efficient operations. Bosch is leading the way with its smart campus in Bangalore.

The newly founded Bosch subsidiary Susteco Solutions GmbH offers a wide range of services for the real estate sector with a cloud platform for sustainable asset and portfolio management.

"Where smart technology reaches its limits due to the prevailing complexity, the use of AI becomes interesting," knows Andreas Mauer, Chief Architect at Bosch Building Technologies. In this interview, he talks about visions for digital buildings and how they can be advanced in practice.

Real estate with a high level of digital technology is fit for all potential challenges of the future, stand on a particularly solid foundation and can be operated smartly and flexibly.

What is the digital foundation for a transparent building? It's what's needed to meet challenges like energy costs, reporting requirements, and new work models.

An automation solution from Bosch makes an important contribution to the sustainable and efficient operation of the 246-meter-high test tower in Rottweil, Germany.

Sustainability is a living principle for the University of Lüneburg. In the futuristic central building, a Bosch solution makes an important contribution to efficient operation.

Video technologies and AI combine to offer exciting insights that can improve a building's operations, comfort, and security. Find out which technologies are used for this and what benefits they offer.

Digital transformation is making rapid progress in the building industry. While AI and IoT solutions are being incorporated into new buildings, existing buildings also need to be made smart.

During the 2022 Building Hackathon, about 150 developers spent more than 30 hours working on solutions to make commercial buildings more sustainable, safe, efficient and comfortable.

H7 Munster gives us a vision of true sustainability. It succeeds in doing so not only because the building was designed and built to be energy efficient, but because it was also designed for sustainable operation.

Milestones from 1600 to tomorrow: Neither smart homes nor automation of commercial buildings would have become what they are today if clever minds in the past hadn’t peered into the future.

The University of Paderborn in Germany is using building automation systems to ensure greater sustainability and comfort. Campus manager Dr. Martina Gerdes-Kühn gives insights.

When technology keeps everything tip-top: a complete digital image of a building’s inner workings is a valuable tool for achieving more transparent and cost-effective operation of buildings.

The 65-story Spiral in midtown Manhattan is a prime example of modern building planning and operation. The convincing results: greener, more intelligent, and brimming with quality of life.

The right combination of technical building systems, architecture, and construction materials enhances people’s health and wellbeing inside buildings. Which factors play a role?

A standing ovation for the concert hall of the Dresden Kulturpalast, where an intelligently connected solution now interconnects systems to ensure greater safety and security.

Smart Buildings are wonders of efficiency, black belts in terms of sustainability, and powerful magnets for attracting people. But how do you take a existing buildings step by step into a digital future?

Schiphol near Amsterdam wants to evolve into an autonomous airport. Bosch has been working with it for more than 10 years as a special technology partner with 50 employees directly on the spot.

In the megatrend known as “New Work”, everything revolves around people and their individual needs. Also in this context, an intelligently automated building can perform completely new tasks.

The Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg is a spectacular building. To make it excel both inside and out, it was equipped with a complex automation solution that improves the acoustics and much more.

Back to the future: take a look at major milestones of the approximately 100-year history of building automation and learn how visions can become reality within just a few decades.

The Globe Life Field Stadium scores with a connected solution for building automation that enables highly efficient building management and operation.

Three casinos in different cities in the U.S. are controlled by a centralized building automation solution that simplifies the management of critical components.